Kalighat, a famous pilgrimage site, is named after the ghat (bathing place) of Kali, the furious aspect of the consort of Shiva. Some people believe that it may be at the origin of the name Calcutta, the city of which it is now a part. The area around the temple to Kali is home to hundreds of families of potters who make festival images for the city. In the nineteenth century, this was also the centre of a style of painting for pilgrims that depicted religious, political and social themes.